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Heartless bastards.

--the BB

1,500 farmers commit mass suicide in India

This is tragic news:

Over 1,500 farmers in an Indian state committed suicide after being driven to debt by crop failure, it was reported today.

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"Most of the farmers here are indebted and only God can save the ones who do not have a bore well."

Mr Sahu lives in a district that recorded 206 farmer suicides last year. Police records for the district add that many deaths occur due to debt and economic distress.

--The Independent

--the BB